Baltimore, Maryland: Ravens Sign Kicker Riley Patterson, Their Third Kicker This Season

The Baltimore Ravens signed veteran kicker Riley Patterson on Wednesday after a workout in Baltimore, Maryland, filling a job that has opened twice in two weeks. Patterson is expected to handle the kicking on Monday night, when Baltimore hosts the Los Angeles Chargers. He would be the third kicker to play for the Ravens this season, a first in franchise history, a point ESPN reporter Jamison Hensley noted in reporting carried on the team site.

How the job opened twice

Tyler Loop opened the season as the Baltimore kicker. The team placed him on injured reserve last week with a right groin injury, and he will miss at least three more games before he is eligible to return in Week 14, Reuters reported. The Baltimore Banner reported that Loop, a 2025 sixth-round pick, has made 13 of 17 field goal attempts this season, including four of eight from 30 to 49 yards.

Jake Moody was next. He rejoined the practice squad last month and was elevated for the Thursday game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. In his one appearance he made his only field goal try, a 53-yard kick, and an extra point. Moody was not signed to the 53-man roster, so another team could sign him off the practice squad. On Tuesday his practice squad contract was terminated. A day later he signed with the Atlanta Falcons, who released Nick Folk after Folk made 72.2 percent of his field goals in nine games, the Banner reported.

Baltimore held a workout for kickers on Wednesday. Patterson took part, and Harrison Mevis was among the other kickers who worked out, NBC Sports reported. NFL Network reported the signing first.

What Patterson brings

Patterson is 27 and began the season with the Miami Dolphins. Miami released him on October 20. The Ravens team report said Dolphins head coach Jeff Hafley pointed to kickoffs, saying Patterson did not execute when directed to kick touchbacks, and Miami turned to Zane Gonzalez from its practice squad.

His field goal work in Miami was steady. He made seven of nine attempts this season and five of six extra points in five games. Last season he made 27 of 29 attempts. That 93.1 percent rate was the fourth highest among NFL kickers with at least 10 attempts, the team report said. Across six NFL seasons he has made 97 of 112 field goals, 86.6 percent, and 148 of 154 extra points.

Patterson entered the league as an undrafted free agent out of Memphis in 2021. He has kicked in regular season games for Detroit, Jacksonville, Cleveland, the New York Jets, Atlanta and Miami. Pro Football Rumors counted Baltimore as his ninth team. The last time two kickers attempted a field goal for Baltimore in the same season was 2011, according to the team report. This season the count will reach three.

The job in front of him

The Ravens are 4-5. Loop will miss at least three more games, so Patterson has a clear run at the job through a key stretch, starting Monday night at home against the Chargers. A quiet night from the new signing would be the best result for Baltimore.